The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-02-10

day afternoon white horse hitched TO
buggy, owned by Mr.. j. B. Glover, was lef
$ standing on Dallas street but by some mean
was frightened into lively run. He cam,
dashing down Dallas street, went arount
the square turned down the street a
Wrights drug store, then turned up Lem
ons street, and then started down Churcl
street towards the square. On the squar,
a crowd of men and boys tried to imped,
his progress by stretching across the stree
waving hats, sticks and umbrellas, but h,
kept on his course and went on out Gene
terry street. The long hill was too mucl
for him and Mr. John Shugart easily stop
} ped him by tapping him on the head with {
stick. The buggy was not broken
A few evenings since some fun loving
souls of Elizabeth secured large opossum
and secreted it beneath the bed of one Of
the new foremen of the Marble Works He
had never seen one before and when he had
prepared himself for bed and was in the act
of extinguishing the light, he caught sight
OF the animal and fed in terror in night
dress from the room and dashng in upon a
quiet card party in an adjoining room, with
eyes starting from his head and ashen face
told them that o strange animal--a fox or
a young sheep he thought-was in his room,
After good laugh at his expense the gen.
tleman was quieted and the 'possum remov-
ed; but It's dangerous TO ask him if he has
been possum hunting since he came to
Georgia.
Now just listen! 100000 feet of fine
weather. boarding, resawed with our new
machine or put up in the old style, which
will be sold cheaper than you can get it from
anybody. Don't take our word for it but
call and see. j. v. HnEpERsoS Y Soy.
Go to ] A. Manget when you need a
book Of any kind
The following pupils of the Marietta
Male Academy have FOR the month of Jau,
uary general average of more than SO per
cent: E Frey, Audley Marshal, B. r.
Frey, Harry G. Cole, Raymond johnson,
Frank NJ. Boston, Chipley Seize, James Ha-
ley, NJ Hirsch James Dunwody, Ernest
Faw, Tom Seize and Fred Agricola. The
following among the primary grades obtain
ed the largest nAmpeF af merits Herbert
Haley, Ed Murray, GussIe York, Tom
Brumby and Victor Manget.
The Phoenix Foundry and Machine
Works are getting orders from the NJ. Il N.
g. Railroad, the American Marble Co., the
Brumby Chair Factory, Anderson's Paper
MIL and other manufacturing firms in this
region, WHICH shows The eenGdenoe already
given to this enterprise. Mr.. Burnap is
having everything done that can make his
shops ready to compete with the best in the
country.
j. A. Manget sells the Three Kings"
cigars
If you want any good weather-board-
ing, dry flooring and ceiling, rough lumber,
shingles, laths, &C., in fact anything in the
building line, j. W. Henderson Il Son can
supply you at short notice They have been
in the business for many years and under
stand how to buy, when to buy and where
to buy, and by buying for cash, feel that
they can sell for closer figures than can be
usually had elsewhere. In the undertaken
business, Mr.. Charles f. Henderson has
taken course of lectures and is prepared to
do anything in that line, This firm is thor
oughly reliable, energetic and clever and
doing fine business and with the best ma
chnery can successfully compete with any
body in their line When wanting building
material, or houses built or repaired, you
will find it to your interest to give them a
call.
Mr.. c. NJ. Barnes, Agt, has bought the
stock Of Groceries Of Stephens Brothers and
has added a fresh stock of everything in that
line and is now prepared, with a free delv-
cry, to fill all orders promptly. Mr.. Barnes
has considerable experience in merchandise
ing and will be found to be obliging. Give
him a share Of your trade. See advertise
ment in another column.
| We have sold our entire stock OF gro
ceries to Mr. Calvin NJ. Barnes. We will
continue our meat market at the old stand
until our dew store building is completed
on Cherokee street. All persons indebted
to us in old accounts will please call and
settle at once. STEPHENS Bros.
A full line of fresh crackers at
J. A. MANGET's.
-MARRIED-On Wednesday. Feb 3D. at
d o'clock, p. m, at the residence of the
brides father, MIR. Leonard Handy, Mr..
JAS G. Collier to Miss Fannie b. Handy,
Rev. W. w. West officiating. All of Ma
bleton, Ga.
Some people have lots Of money to
spend, but not enough to pay their debts =
| ALBANY News.] Same here If they paid
ther debts they wouldn't have it to spend
don't you see?
Go to Mrs. K L. Manning and sub
scribe for the latest and best book out Ser.
mons by Rev Sam p. Jones, with a history
of his lie by Theodore NJ. Smith, of Car
tersvlle, Ga.
Rev G. S. Tumlin, pastor Of the Bap
fist Church, will preach sermon next Sun.
nay morning on the subject Duty Of
children to parents.
-DIED.-On the 9TH inst, at her mother
in-law's, on Soaps Greek, in this county, Mrs.
Emma Gillian, wife of Mr., Monroe Gillian
of consumption.
The Atlanta City Council have voted
that the decootion known as "agaric" shall
no longer be sold there. This is step in
the right direction
-WANTED-To exchange one-horst
wagon for mich COW. G. N. JOHNSON,
Marietta.
Eggs from the celebrated breed of Wy
andots for Matching ID for two dollars; Il
| for g 20 For sale hv / P,cr